Grading the Schools
Another Orange County school district released scores in the state’s new standardized test of basic skills, the Stanford 9. Statewide results and scores from the remaining Orange County districts are expected to be made public Tuesday. The test was given to students in grades two to 11 from mid-March to mid-May.
Editor’s note: The percentile figures show how student scores ranked, on average, against a nationally selected group. Elementary and middle school students were tested in spelling, reading, language and math. High school students were tested in reading, language, math, science and social studies. Those at the 50th percentile scored higher than one half of the pool and lower than the other half.
“LEP” designates students who are limited English proficient. “R-FEP” refers to students who were formerly LEP but have been reclassified as fluent English proficient, and “FEP” refers in general to students who have a native language other than English but are also fluent in English.
Below are 1998 scores expressed as national percentile rankings.
Capistrano Unified
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Grade Read Lang. Spell Math 2 60 67 56 65 3 59 60 54 62 4 63 63 57 59 5 62 61 53 61 6 64 61 59 71 7 63 67 62 65 8 65 66 50 66
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Grade Read Lang. Math Science Social 9 58 68 71 65 59 10 57 60 66 66 59 11 62 65 69 66 74
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Source: Individual school districts and Orange County Department of Education; Compiled by JENNY ANGLIN / Los Angeles Times
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